Flora’s Guide to a Second Chance at Love and Life

Fiona didn't hesitate-she tipped her drink back and finished it in one go.

"What about Tyler?" she asked.

"He said the contestant files he was looking into just came in," Jane replied.

"Alright, I'll go see him."

Fiona set her glass down, nodded to Jane, and together they headed for Tyler's office.

Inside, Tyler was flipping through the files on the other contestants. Nothing seemed off—until he got to Jean. There were a few recent, hefty deposits in her bank account.

That definitely caught his attention.

"Can you see who sent the money?" Fiona asked.

Tyler tapped the last line on Jean's profile. It read: The Woods family.

What did the Woods have to do with this? And how was Jackson involved again?

No answers-just more confusion. It was enough to wipe out whatever feelings she'd had for him.

"Got it. Jean can be our alternate," Fiona decided.

sure about that?" Jane

Jean was compromised, they

fine," Fiona said, her voice

her the truth, she'd find it herself. There had

around. Everything reminded her of Jackson even the things he'd left

She didn't make a scene. Quietly, she gathered up all of Jackson's things, packed them away, and

she called a cleaning service. While she waited, she stood at the window with a cup of coffee, watching

the apartment, just as she'd asked. Everything except the furniture was

they finished, there

took until three

was moving in for the first time. Jasmine had given her this place—it

around, breathing in the fresh, clean air. It smelled just like it had the day

the fridge, loaded up on snacks, and settled in to watch

everything was

why she hadn't gone to the Woods estate last night, or why she hadn't

had given him a spare key. When he walked in and

up the mess,

coffee, and

water.